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Supernatural did scenes earlier in week with a few cast in downtown Vancouver for their season 14 finale.
In the morning, they shot a very spoilery scene with 3 actors. Misha Collins as Castiel was there, shooting with an unknown woman who they simply called "Taylor". But what got fans all worked up is who he shot the back half of the scene with, featured in the video below..... Rob Benedict is back. As God? Or Chuck? Who knows. You can find photos from that set HERE
On day 1, they did an afternoon scene with Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles. You can find that post, with photos HERE.
The scene shot had the pair drive up in the Impala to a business, get out, and walk inside. Below are 2 videos, 1 of them doing the drive up, then another where the car is already parked and they get out.
Supernatural airs on Thursday nights on The CW
Supernatural shoots season 14 finale scene with Misha Collins, a Recurring Guest Star and a Guest Star
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Supernatural did scenes earlier this week with a few cast in downtown Vancouver for their season 14 finale. On day 1, they did an afternoon scene with Jared Padalecki & Jensen Ackles. You can find that post, with photos HERE.
This post is about their morning scene. I was lucky enough to get an early morning tip about SPN shooting in an alley next to the old Woodwards Building. I have been to this location for other shows in the past. It is an L shaped alley that due to the venue next to it, leaves a lot of space to watch things there.
The early scene had Misha Collins as Castiel shooting a scene with two people. When I got there a fan at set said he was shooting with a guest star, Taylor Hui. There is a couple photos of her below, but I really have no idea who her character will be yet. After Cas stops talking to the Taylor, he turns around and walks towards another person at the other side of the alley. Who is it? Well, its none other than Rob Benedict as... God? Chuck Shurley? Carver Edlund? Based on his dress attire, I am going with God. A reddish purple dress jacket doesnt really come across as a Chuck wardrobe choice. The pair have a conversation in the alley that in the end really doesnt seem to end with anything. They dont seem to be in a heated argument, or in a joyous & welcoming conversation. After an hour or so of filming this scene, they went to lunch, and both actors were nice enough to stop and sign autographs and take photos with the couple people there waiting for them. They were in and out of there so quick, almost no one even saw them there. After lunch they moved on to the J2 scene mentioned above, and the angel and the deity were not seen agian that day.
Supernatural wrapped their 14th season of shooting Tuesday night with some interior scenes that I did not go down for. The boys now are off till July.
Supernatural shoots scenes for episode 1401 with several cast in the Strathcona Area last week.
THIS BLOG POST IS FOR "SUPERNATURAL" EPISODE 1401 TITLED "STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND" AND MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE. If you have not seen this episode yet and want to avoid any possible spoilers for it, DO NOT continue reading or viewing the photos below.
Supernatural did scenes last week with a few of the cast and guest stars. Much of the shooting seemed to include the stunt team. But some of the stars were also on set at different points of the shoot.
Misha Collins, Jim Beaver, Samantha Smith, Alexander Calvert joined 1 of the shows 14 season veterans Jared Padalecki at the set. Guest star Dean Armstrong joined them as well.
Whatever they were shooting inside the small vacant property wedged between a bar/hotel and a restaurant is unknown.... but it certainly didnt seem to be going well for Castiel or Bobby, as Misha, Jim and their doubles were seen covered in blood and bruises.
During breaks, Misha, Jim and Dean all came over to see people at different points of the day.
Supernatural returns this fall on Thursday nights for their 14th season, with the premiere on October 14, 2018 on The CW
Supernatural shoots scenes for episode 1316 "Scoobynatural" in New Westminster with Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins and others.
THIS BLOG POST IS FOR "SUPERNATURAL" EPISODE 1316 TITLED "SCOOBYNATURAL" AND MAY CONTAIN POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE EPISODE. If you have not seen this episode yet and want to avoid any possible spoilers for it, DO NOT continue reading or viewing the photos below.
Supernatural did scenes back in late January in New Westminster for episode 1316 "Scoobynatural", directed by show producer Robert Singer. The episode, which is already known to most fans as the episode where they will be for part of the episode animated as the gang from "Scooby Doo" will join them on screen.
This particular night they shot scenes at a pawn shop in New West with the shows main 3 cast, Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles & Misha Collins, along with a guest star Peter New.
In the first scene I saw when I got there, the trio walk out of the pawn shop, before each of them individually walks towards & then past the camera. I couldnt say too much about what the scene entails, but it had Jared leave first, then Misha with Jensen eventually leaving after the others already had. Then they shot a scene inside the pawn shop after that. That then was the end of Mishas night.
Eventually, the scene moved back outside, with the Winchesters hauling out a big screen TV from the pawn shop as the character Peter New was playing in the earlier scene held the door open for them while they "struggled" to get the machine to their car. During breaks from that scene, they showed off to the crowd how light the TV actually was by carrying it single handedly at times. Eventually they wrapped that scene, and everyone went home.
Supernatural filmed scenes for episode 1205 with Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. Also included bonus pics of Jensen and Misha Collins.
Back in September I stumbled across 2 sets for Supernatural filming. While my timing at the 1st set where Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles were both filming was bad (missed them filming outside two different times.).
I did see them show up to their 2nd location, and managed a few pics of Jared going in (Jensen was 1st, so I didn't have time to react to him going in).
Included is a couple pics of the buildings that they renamed, including the coincidentally enough named Lucille's Diner, which is funny considering the pics/convo Jensen had this week with a certain star of a series featuring his former TV dad.
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which garnered a reply from the man who is now Negan on The Walking Dead where he carries around a bat named Lucille.
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the pair exchanged a couple more jabs at each other publicly after that.
Since there was so few photos from this location, I added a couple pics from past encounters with Misha Collins and Jensen to fill out the set a bit more, hope you enjoy.
Supernatural airs Thursday nights on The CW.
You can find my past BTS set reports in the Supernatural Blog section. You can find SPN autographs in the Supernatural Autographs section.
Supernatural shoots scenes for season 11 in North Vancouver and downtown Vancouver
THIS POST CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR EPISODE(S) OF SUPERNATURAL SEASON 11 (Probably around ep 5 or 6 or 7). If you have not yet seen these episodes and do not want to see or read any possible spoilers to them. Do not continue.
In late August and early September I caught up with Supernatural shooting a couple times. They COULD be for the same episode, or completely different episodes. I never spent enough time at either location to get a read on where they were in the filming schedules for the season.
The first location was in North Vancouver on a quiet side street. I know little about the shoot except for the face that Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester walks out of a drive way into the street where a couple of emergency vehicles are. I have been led to believe Jensen Ackles was also on set for the scene, but I never confirmed that (I thought I saw him at the wrap of the scene leaving, but it was too dark to be completely sure).
A short while later the crew moved a block down the street to a church that they had redesigned to look like the parking lot of a biker bar. When I heard no primary cast were going to be there for the scene, I took a couple pics of the signs they put up and left on the last bus out of there for the night to get home at a reasonable hour.
A week later, I caught them downtown. This time they were shooting in an alley just off of Granville Street and it involved Misha Collins as Castiel doing a scene where he was crouched over top of a man laying on the ground.
This night was pretty busy for me as I had 2 film sets I was working on. So I didn't get to stick around there long. But still long enough to run into Misha, along with a few lucky fans that were there as he went for a snack break.
Misha chatted with the fans there, and told us a "worst restaurant" story about 1 of the places they once filmed at in Chinatown. When I asked him the name of the place so I would know never to go there, he said "unfortunately I don't remember.....which has caused me to avoid the whole area all together". He then told me he would see me "next week" which I then told him I wouldn't be in town at that time and he said "well, I guess I wont then." and he was off to grab his snacks and go back to work.
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You can see season 11 of Supernatural starting October 7, 2015 every Wednesday night on The CW.
Supernatural shoots scenes for episode 3 with Misha Collins and guest stars with director Jensen Ackles calling the shots.
Supernatural started shooting season 11 in July with the 3rd episode of the season first.
On the 7th, I caught them out twice. First at a scene with Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki & Ruth Connell earlier in the day.
Later, they did interiors scenes in a more upscale bar than you usually find Supernatural filming in at the Bar next to the Granville Skytrain station.
The scene seemed to involve to unknown cast (maybe others as well? If anyone can ID the two actors, please let me know so I can credit them properly.) in a scene inside. Director Jensen Ackles was there, but unlike the scene earlier in the day I saw him at, he was dressed more casual than I would expect if he were in the scene. I feel he was there JUST in a directorial capacity. No other notable cast were at that shoot.
Although the crowd of fans got an unexpected surprise when former recurring star Ty Olsson (Benny) rolled by in a van & stopped to chat with the fans while waiting for the light to change. This actually was the 2nd guest star sighting at set that day, as earlier in the day Mitch Pileggi was at the set with his daughters to help them meet the boys.
Another unexpected arrival at set was when Danneel Ackles showed up with Jensens daughter J.J. shortly before the lunch break. Eventually the pair left with the boys driver and went to a restaurant to await Jensen for his lunch break.
When they went on lunch break, Jensen came out with the guest stars, chatted for a moment and then walked to his lunch. I caught up to him briefly around the corner, out of the way of the majority of the fans waiting there & asked him to sign. Of course, being able to get up to him, he willingly obliged & said "I'll just do 1 though, as my family is waiting for me" and I nodded in understanding & let him go on his way afterwards. This marked the 1st ever time I have got Jensen Ackles to sign while at set.
After the scene in the bar, the crew moved across the street to an alley.
Director Ackles made his way across the street after he was driven across the 2 lane street, instead of just walking 50 ft to the light & crossing across. I am sure that was more the idea of the driver than his own, but still I actually couldn't believe they did it.
Once over there, they put the final touches on the alley for a scene that only had1 cast member at it.
Misha Collins arrived to shoot a scene, and there was very little that could be taken from the scene. He seems to walk out of a space and into the alley. Perhaps more happened later? I don't know. I eventually packed up my day after Misha came over and greeted fans & signed for me.
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You can catch Supernatural back for its 11th season on The CW starting October 7, 2015


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Igor Pavlovski (born 12 February 1982) is a Macedonian handball player for RK Zomimak and the Macedonian national team.

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If it proves correct, I suggest that the new planet we give the name of Messi! This guy deserves his own planet!
- the Earth goes around the Sun in a plane. The path that it follows we call an orbit. That plane is called The Ecliptic and is the reference plane for most of the discussion in the paper. This plane extends to infinity.
- 'south' of the ecliptic plane is defined as that volume/sense on the same side as our South Pole ( crunchy penguins ), likewise 'north' is that on the same side as our North Pole ( white bears ).
- if you like : all points in The Universe can be placed in one ( only ) of the following three categories (a) points on the Ecliptic, (b) points to the north of the Ecliptic and (c) points to the south of the Ecliptic.
- there is a point on the Earth's orbit which is nominated as The Vernal Equinox ( 'vernal' for springtime, northern hemisphere ). It is so designated due to an interesting intersection with a terrestrial coordinate system. But confusingly The Vernal Equinox may also refer to the position of the Sun in the sky as viewed from Earth, when the Earth is at that particular orbital point. That is a fascinating topic in it's own right ( chuckle ) but really not an issue here, so I'll leave it be.
- with regard to The Vernal Equinox one can mark out the rest of the orbit by an angle called - yes, you guessed it - The Ecliptic Longitude.
- so during the year the Sun's position ( as viewed from the Earth ) goes from zero degrees ecliptic longitude increasing ( easterly as per terrestrial convention ) through 90 degrees ( summer solstice ) then 180 degrees ( autumn equinox ) then 270 degrees ( winter solstice ) and on toward 360 degrees. 360 degrees is of course a full circle so we mark that as zero degrees and around you go again, rinse repeat, laps of the Sun. I've done more than 55 laps of the Sun, 56 including time spent in my mother's tummy. Specifically the Sun has crossed the Vernal Equinox 55 times, going eastwards as seen from Earth's surface, since my first breath of air.
- the rotation of the Earth about it's own axis is thus far involved ONLY in defining (a) exactly where the Vernal Equinox point is ( I've left that out of the discussion ), (b) a positive/increasing sense to the ecliptic longitude angle and (c) which sides of the Ecliptic Plane do we called south/southerly and north/northerly.
- thus far two bodies mentioned, Earth and Sun. They orbit around each other, but we generally say that the Earth 'goes around the Sun' because a distant observer would see alot of movement by the Earth and only a slight wobble of the Sun.
- you don't have to use The Ecliptic Plane as a reference but it is traditional to do so because most solar system objects ( well, the bigger/dominant ones ) have their orbital planes very nearly aligned with the Ecliptic Plane.
- now lets talk about elliptic. That is not ecliptic. No way. Changing the 'l' to a 'c' gives a different word with rather different meaning. I say this especially as I was so confuzzed in my teens when first learning due to that accidental word similarity. Elliptic or elliptical is the shape of an ellipse. An ellipse is a oval-ish closed curve that has special/useful/interesting relevance here because an ellipse is the shape achieved when you solve Newton's Laws for a two body gravitational system.
- the perihelion is that point on said ellipse for which the planet is closest to the Sun. The aphelion is the point on the ellipse for which the planet is furthest from the Sun.
- Neither the Earth's perihelion/aphelion are the Vernal Equinox. That's a common misunderstanding. In fact you can define an angle b/w those two distinct points. If you like, while sitting on Earth, as the moment of perihelion occurs take a vector to where the Sun ( it's centre actually ) is and compare that with ( a vector to ) the point in the sky designated as the Vernal Equinox. Take the angle b/w those two vectors and call it The Argument of Perihelion.
- the 'size' of an orbit is really a specific number derived from the extents of the ellipse. Make a line from the perihelion to the aphelion. That goes through the ellipse from one side to the other. In fact it is the longest such line that can be made from any two ( different ) points on the ellipse. Call that line the major axis or even the poncier name 'Line Of Apsides'. We generally quote the size of an orbit as being half the length of that longest line, now the so-called semi-major axis. The word 'radius' in this context is that length too.
- now let's include another body, say one of these Kuiper objects. It will have it's own plane of orbit around the Sun, it's own perihelion etc. And that will be tilted at some angle with respect to The Ecliptic. Call this angle b/w the planes the orbital inclination. Geometrically what is defined when two such ( non-parallel ) planes intersect ? You get a line. If you follow the object during it's orbit say, beginning when it is south of the Ecliptic it will chug along until it crosses the Ecliptic ( going south to north ) where it is momentarily at a point on the Ecliptic called The Ascending Node. It will chug around further until it comes back to the ecliptic where it will cross The Ecliptic again ( going from north to south ) at The Descending Node.
- the Longitude Of The Ascending Node is that angle ( defined as above with respect to our chosen reference frame ) between the Vernal Equinox and that body's Ascending Node.
- Longitude Of Ascending Node values cluster closely around a certain value ~ 113 ( +/- 13 ) degrees.
- Arguments of Perihelion values cluster closely around a certain value ~ 318 ( +/- 8 ) degrees.
- orbital sizes are more than 150 AU.
- orbital inclinations are relatively high ( compared with the solar system objects in general ).
Hence from an Earth viewpoint I could look in the relevant direction(s) out quite a way and see these objects coming into a large volume of space, more or less shaped like a truncated cone, and see them coming through with the ( suspicious ) pattern as specified.
.... we potentially have a current day version of the ( approximate ) methodology\heuristic involved in the discovery of Uranus and Neptune !
- there has already been a partial verification of the hypothesis in that a group of objects ( not any of those used in construction of the hypothesis ) has been found to agree in their orbital parameters consistent with the presence/influence of the new planet.
- their hypothesis is falsifiable in that further observations may be made to test truth aka. image the planet and/or discovery of other bodies in likewise patterns.
- the paucity of objects in the 50 to 70 AU zone is very reminiscent of the vacuum cleaner effect that Jupiter has in the inner solar system to clear and regularise the orbits of the asteroids. Resonance has big role here too.
( edit ) Apart from the obvious advice of getting a textbook on celestial mechanics I would highly recommend Newton's Clock : Chaos in The Solar System by Ivars Peterson.
I liked the "location ruled out because i would be inside it" and the accurate positioning of Earth.


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Visitors explore the FOLK exhibition at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technoloty (Image copyright to Åsa Marie Mikkelsen)
The BSHS Great Exhibitions Prize will reopen for submissions in 2020.
The BSHS Great Exhibitions Prize, kindly funded by the Gee bequest, was established in 2012. The competition recognises excellence in public exhibitions that address topics in the history of science, history of technology or history of medicine. There are two categories, one for large exhibitions and one for small exhibitions. The winner of the latter is awarded a financial prize of £300.
The BSHS welcome entries from institutions in any country and exhibits may be permanent or temporary. Eligible exhibits must use artefacts or places of some kind and this may include buildings or locations, pictures, instruments, objects and books.
Previous winners of the prize include:
2018: Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology for 'FOLK: From Racial Types to DNA' and Royal Holloway, University of London for '200 Years of Becoming Digital'.
Commendations were offered to 'Being Brunel' (SS Great Britain, Bristol) and 'This Vexed Question': 500 Years of Women and Medicine (Royal College of Physicians, London).
2016: Adler Planetarium, Chicago for What is a Planet?
2014: National Maritime Museum, London for Ships, Clocks and Stars: the Quest for Longitude (see image above) and the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments at Harvard University for Body of Knowledge: A History of Anatomy (in 3 Parts).
2012: Science Museum, London, for Codebreaker: Alan Turing's Life and Legacy and Royal College of Physicians of London, for Curious Anatomys.

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Where To Move
Affordable American Cities You Should Totally Move To
Because Austin and Portland are full.
By Thrillist Travel
Updated on 2/3/2021 at 10:30 AM
Over the last year, as small apartments felt increasingly cramped and high rents became increasingly restrictive, even the most die-hard urbanities started to rethink where they call home. There's a common misconception, though, that leaving the New Yorks and L.A.s of the world means compromising something, be it comfort, culture, or verve.
The cities on this list would like a word. Within their boundaries you'll find exemplary food scenes, communal green spaces, an undercurrent of creativity, thriving LBGTQ communities, and ample nightlife—minus the wall-to-wall people, soul-sucking traffic jams, and wallet-draining cost of living.
But you better move fast: As populations shift away from the coasts, these gems might not remain under the radar much longer. To think, 20 years ago Portland was the place artists and weirdos came to live on the cheap.
Great American Cities for Creatives (That You Can Actually Afford to Live In)
Now's the perfect time to start plotting your next act.
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Oregon's fastest-growing city maintains its mountain-town vibes
Average rent for a 1-BR: $1,044
With its world-class beer scene, farm-to-table restaurants, and affinity for cannabis, it's tempting to declare Bend a miniature Portland. It's not. Here in the high desert of central Oregon, people are sportier, hardier, and some would argue, happier than in rain soaked Portland. The access to nature is unmatched, making it uniquely suited for any outdoors-lover. Climbers flock to nearby Smith Rock, skiers to Mr. Bachelor, and hikers of all skill levels head to the Three Sisters. The roaring Deschutes River is as welcoming to whitewater crowds as it is weekenders who float it with a beer from the namesake brewery in hand.
Bend has been growing exponentially over the years, but the highly walkable, twee downtown gives off a mountain village vibe that belies its population. And if you ever get a hankering for bougie donuts, Portland is just over three hours away. —Andy Kryza
Vinoy Park, St. Petersburg, Florida | John Coletti/The Image Bank/ Getty Images
A hyper-affordable beach town for the non-retired
City population: 265,098
About halfway down the west coast of Florida, this peninsula-within-a-peninsula was once dismissed as a Midwestern retiree magnet and working-class armpit. Then in the aughts, some entrepreneurs and artist types decided to restore a bunch of historic homes, start farmers markets, put murals everywhere, and create a monthly art walk. The Downtown area now hosts no less than ten breweries (35 total in the St. Pete/Clearwater region, with a whole "Gulp Coast" craft beer trail). Then there's the celebrated Dali Museum, which houses more than 2,000 of the surrealist's works and lends out audio devices with deeply hilarious narration from the perspective of Dali's mustache.
Summer 2020 saw the completion of a $92-million pier complete with new restaurants, billowing art sculptures, waterfront activities, and space for outdoor play. Surrounded by barrier islands, with state parks and manatees galore, you're 30 minutes from one of the best beaches in Florida in Clearwater. And while the cheap rents might sound like a classic Florida real estate con, it's not. —Ashley Harrell
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Coastal culture at blue-collar prices
Average rent for a 1-BR: $874
Hot tip: Buy real estate in Des Moines yesterday. What was once a city lacking in housing, retail, and straight-up vitality is now topping lists of the country's best places to live and work. An ambitious new generation is pumping the money they're saving on rent into nationally recognized restaurants, local taps, funky shops, and a legit art scene.
The East Village—a hotbed of counterculture growing along the edges of the gold-domed capitol—is the ultimate harbinger of the city's next era. Grab a Steve-King-denigrating t-shirt at RAYGUN, chow down on baba ganoush at Open Sesame, sit on the floor at Gong Fu Tea, and sip an East Village IPA from female-owned Peace Tree Brewing Co. You can stretch your legs with a jog around Gray's Lake, hit up the 25-mile High Trestle Trail, or simply stroll the gorgeous tree-lined Sherman Hill neighborhood—Des Moines' oldest—to stoke dreams of home ownership that actually feel attainable. —Jacqueline Kehoe
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Wine and Cheeseburger: Harley and Lara Pair Falafel with Wine
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Big city amenities and a whole lot of heart in America's heartland
Despite being one of the largest cities in the US by area, OKC boasts the kind of cohesive neighborhood patchwork you'd expect of larger metropolises like Chicago or New York, each pocket enriched with distinct character. It's apparent in the Santa Fe-like architecture and ceramics shops in the Paseo Arts District, and the drag brunches and rainbow murals lining the 39th Street Entertainment District. Stockyards City is home to centuries-old steakhouses, while Film Row brings new-school culinary flair: pair gingerbread-Nutella tarts with breakfast tacos at Stitch Cafe, or chicken-fried carrots with nori-infused amaro cocktails at The Jones Assembly.
In many ways, OKC is a small town masquerading as a big city. Gone are the staggering rents and the traffic (if it takes more than 20 minutes to drive across town, something is very wrong). As evidenced by a somber-yet-inspiring trip to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, this is a community that emerged from tragedy with a unified sense of camaraderie and care for one another—a sentiment warmly shared with newcomers from all walks of life. It's a vibrant dot in a red state, colored by friendliness and cultural diversity that's only growing stronger in America's heartland. —Matt Kirouac
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The vibrant, outdoorsy alternative to big brother Milwaukee
If you don't know what an isthmus is before you move to Madison, you're going to learn faster than you can say "one spicy cheese bread, please." The narrow strip of land between two lakes is the beating heart of the city—and state. The activity-dense downtown has a small-town mainstreet vibe that radiates Midwestern nice energy. And that pair of lakes, Mendota and Monona, fosters an all-season outdoor playground. Rowing? Sure. Ice fishing? Of course. Day drinking Spotted Cow on a pontoon boat? You betcha.
Just west of the isthmus is the city's other centerpiece, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which keeps this town energetic, young, and always up for a house party. Tailgaters pack bars and streets around historic Camp Randall on chilly Badger football game days, because hometown pride runs deep. And why wouldn't it? We have taverns that celebrate local traditions like Friday fish fry and restaurants that serve global specialties; endless intimate concert venues that will hopefully survive the pandemic; and primo botanical gardens and bike paths to help shed those beer and fried cheese curd calories. —Lacey Muszynski
The picturesque West waiting to prove you wrong
Truly loving SLC means embracing the word "actually" in casual conversation. Actually, the beer scene is thriving, with the likes of Uinta and Epic putting out wares well beyond 3.2% and making a case for SLC as a top-tier beer town. Actually, fry sauce is pretty good, but the formidable restaurant community embraces flavors from around the globe. Actually the art scene is buzzing, along with the nightlife. What you heard about homogeneity is right, actually… but as the city grows, so too does its diversity.
But even if all that wasn't the case, gorgeous SLC deserves a look based on its natural riches alone, and we're not just talking about that big-ass lake. You'll have access to nine ski resorts in less than an hour, as well as all the hiking, climbing, biking, and other adventures afforded by a state that packs in five national parks. Rents aren't super low at an average of $1,250, but with only about 200,000 people in the city proper, you'll have plenty of room too spread out. —AK
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The small Southern city that feels much, much bigger
City population: 60,670
Greenville feels like it was focus-grouped by a committee of realtors targeting hip young homebuyers. Walkable downtown? Check. Great restaurant scene? You'll find it at nationally acclaimed Husk, and the Gather food hall made of repurposed shipping containers. Say hi to local chefs as you peruse the farmers market in Travelers Rest, the perfect pitstop on a breezy morning bike ride down the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The beer scene is on the rise, nipping at Asheville's storied heels, and every Friday, the Main Street thoroughfare shuts down for an all-night street party.
While coastal Charleston hogs the spotlight, slept-on Greenville has milder summers and greater opportunities; jobs in healthcare, auto engineering, and education have helped diversify the population. As for weekend escapes, it's a short drive to Charlotte or Asheville, or a few hours to the coast or the Tennessee border for majestic mountain hikes, lakes, and waterfalls.—Matt Meltzer
Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan | Unsplash/Ben Zelenka
Big beer and thriving arts a stone's throw from Lake Michigan
Twenty years ago, if you'd have told anyone under 60 that Grand Rapids was one of Michigan's coolest metro areas, they would have scoffed. But while Detroit was hogging the spotlight as the state's resurgently cool city, Grand Rapids was padding its resume. Today, you could reasonably argue that GR is the greatest beer city east of the Mississippi thanks to the groundwork laid by pioneering Founders that sprung into a 40+ brewery movement.
The city is also rich in art, food, music, and every other big-city amenity, only in a quieter package. But it won't stay quiet for long; to goose growth, a recent investment of $1 billion is throwing up residential towers, entertainment venues, and hotels. Even still, Grand Rapids maintains the vibe of a much smaller city, and some of America's best beach towns are a (Petoskey) stone's throw away. —AK
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Fayetteville/Bentonville, Arkansas
An easygoing economic center makes a play for arts fame
City population: 86,751 and 51,111
Average rent for a 1-BR: $677/$855
These two towns in the upper-lefthand corner of Arkansas, about a half-hour apart from each other, are gradually merging into one of those the-secret-is-out American nooks. Anchored by the state's flagship university, Fayetteville is at once jockish and bookish, with a hippie streak that's settling into NPR-mainstream liberality. Cost, ease, and lack of pretense are the big draws here. You can buy a house with a yard for $175,000, drive 15 minutes across town, and bar hop like an undergrad on Dickson St.
Drive north a spell—or ride up the nationally acclaimed regional bikeway—and you'll find Bentonville, home of Walmart's world HQ. For years the retail behemoth fed an economy with more money than taste, but that evolved in 2011 once Walmart heiress Alice Walton masterminded Crystal Bridges, one of the largest new art museums built in America in the past 50 years. With a downtown growth spurt and movement toward creative, locally sourced eats, the town's cultural cache only continues to rise.—Sam Eifling
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A college town and craft-beer haven where farm-fresh is for real
Population: 174, 871
Home to Colorado's second largest university (Colorado State), Fort Collins is seeing more and more graduates set up lifelong camp. With an ever-growing spate of farm-to-table restaurants, craft breweries, music venues, and endless outdoor recreation options—why would you want to live anywhere else?
About an hour's drive north of Denver, FoCo (yes, it even has a hip nickname) is quickly gaining the allure—but not (yet) the price point—of its rival/neighboring college town, Boulder. The Poudre River, Lory State Park, and Horsetooth Reservoir abound with views and adventure, and reaching the town's 20-plus craft breweries is a matter of pedaling or strolling through historic Old Town. Meanwhile, one of Colorado's last-standing drive-in movie theaters (dating back to 1968) is nestled at the base of the foothills, further proof that everything is better when you do it outside… especially when outside is this beautiful. —Shauna Farnell
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A thriving arts and cultural scene that rivals the Coasts
KCMO has become the unlikely stomping ground of hip urbanites opting for a three-bedroom house at a fraction of what they'd pay for a crawlspace in Brooklyn. Revitalized neighborhoods offer lofts and condos at rock-bottom prices, alongside converted industrial warehouses bustling with flea markets, artist exhibits, and pop-ups. Free high-speed internet is available to all, and a trolley system (also free) makes parking downtown a nonissue.
Along with the world-famous BBQ restaurants, an impressive list of arts, theater, and music festivals attracts diverse crowds and talent to KC year-round. The historic Crossroads neighborhood is one of the most concentrated arts districts in the nation; every First Friday (in normal times), residents flood the area for live music, street theater, food trucks, and gallery open houses. 18th and Vine is the historic hub of African-American culture here, featuring the American Jazz Museum. And for a city straddling two red states, it has fostered an LGBTQ-friendly climate that stands among the most progressive in the country. —Brock Wilbur
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A creative capital embracing small businesses and change
There's no glossing over the fact that this is the former capital of the Confederacy, but Richmond doesn't shy away from its challenging history; plans are underway to reimagine the site of a Robert E. Lee statue into an inclusive public space commemorating the legacy of slavery. Today, the diversity of the city shines—40+ percent of the population is Black—and there's intense focus on embracing small businesses, many of which are Black, women, or immigrant owned. And unlike larger cities, you can survive as a creative without having a trust fund or five roommates.
The distinctive neighborhoods make it easy for every personality to plant down roots. Areas like Church Hill and Jackson Ward maintain their historic charms while still attracting James Beard-nominated eateries. And while "up and coming" can cause eyes to roll, if there was ever a neighborhood that fit the bill it's Brookland Park, where a slew of new businesses—among them the city's first Black-owned handcrafted ice cream shop, Ruby Scoops, and ready-to-eat meal specialist Brookland Park Market—seem destined for national lists. There's an excitement to this city with a rich, sometimes painful past, where East coast flair coexists with a slower pace of life only found below the Mason-Dixon line. —Patrice J. Williams.
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The allure of the Pacific Northwest, without Portland prices
The Pacific Northwest boasts some of the most extreme beauty in the US, but with that comes some extreme prices. Go inland and you'll find Boise, one of the most bike-friendly and walkable cities in the country, home to a klatch of creatives, cool kids, and tech types. Mild temperatures and the 25-mile Boise River Greenbelt give residents a good reason to enjoy the clean air and rolling views of the city. It's also a short drive from the Snake River Valley wine region, plus skiing at Sun Valley, the Sawtooth Mountains, and Shoshone Falls.
Corporations stressed by regulation in the coastal states see Idaho as more business-friendly, meaning jobs are plentiful, especially since the population is relatively small. And while the average rent has risen in the past couple years, you can still score a two-bedroom place for around $1,200. If you're looking to buy, invest soon before "Boise prices" become part of the vernacular. —MM
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A Southern haven for the active, outdoorsy, and entrepreneurial
Though we can't quite hurl superlatives at it like "Best Town Ever" (as it was named by Outside magazine, twice), Chattanooga is still an outstanding place to call home. This is especially true for entrepreneurs and startup whiz kids, as the city has roughly half the startup costs of Silicon Valley and is home to the INCubator, America's third-largest business incubator. The small-business community here is well-supported, and thanks to recent infrastructure investments, Chattanooga, of all places, boasts the fastest internet in the Western Hemisphere.
But enough business. Work-life balance is what makes this city truly special. The Chattanooga Choo Choo complex is a bona fide entertainment district, complete with a rare-guitar museum. It's also a stone's throw from mountain biking, hiking, and whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River. All this, and the median home price here is a downright reasonable $228,700, so even if you are a perpetually cash-strapped small-business owner, you won't starve while your business gets off the ground. —MM
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A sunny oasis with mighty mountains, soaring cacti, and a rich culinary heritage
Home to the University of Arizona, Tucson seamlessly blends the young with the old: Spanish architecture with sleek high-rises; newfangled taquerias with timeworn Sonoran hot dog stands (head to the Ruiz Hot Dogs trailer for the tastiest take on this bacon-wrapped marvel). All this is set against immense, dramatic landscapes: Tucson is sandwiched between two sections of Saguaro National Park, home to the largest cacti, and to the north, the Santa Catalina Mountains soar so high the terrain transitions into cooling conifer forests (you can even ski on Mount Lemmon).
The synergy between nature and city permeates day-to-day life in this laid-back metropolis, where people go hiking on lunch breaks, linger on patios year-round, and sip on lattes infused with prickly pear syrup and mesquite flour at neighborhood cafes like La Chaiteria in historic Menlo Park. In every sense, Tucson is a breath of fresh air, as long as you have AC to endure the scorching summer days. —MK
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Where friendly neighborhood vibes coexist with a modern urban culture
Despite its population, it would still be tough to classify Pittsburgh as a "big city." Which, of course, encapsulates its appeal: the Iron City has the all the enviable trappings of a major metropolis (food! Art! Stuff to do!) while still maintaining the friendly neighborhood essence made famous by Fred Rogers half a century ago.
Outdoor types will relish the biking and hiking paths around the city, and the opportunity to kayak and paddleboard in warmer months (there are three rivers, after all). For culture, Pittsburgh is a wellspring of modern art: the Andy Warhol Museum (dedicated to one of the Burgh's native sons) is the big draw, but don't sleep on the contemporary Mattress Factory, or the many small galleries lining the streets of neighborhoods like Shadyside and Squirrel Hill. And Pittsburgh is steadily becoming a celebrated food town, where a surprisingly eclectic and diverse dining scene pairs well with longtime yinzer favorites like pierogies and Primanti's. If you can tolerate the grey winters and hilly topography, you'll feel at home before you can even down your first IC Light. —Wil Fulton
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The "other" Portland hasn't let its newfound coolness go to its head
There's a simmering fear that Maine's Portland is in danger of transforming into the other Portland. Big-city transplants are endangering its uniquely Maine charms. An ultra-hip multi-purpose complex is about to change the waterfront. But here's the thing: While Portland continues to evolve and diversify, this isn't a city in danger of Brooklynization.
Consider this: this city—Maine's largest—has been embracing hyper-localized, farm-to-table dining long before it became a trend. Trailblazing restaurants like upscale sandwich shop Duckfat have been at the forefront of the casual-fancy fad for years. Obsessively crafted beer has always been a way of life. Flannels and winter caps aren't just a fashion statement—it's damn cold here. And while newcomers are absolutely making their mark, they're not doing so in a way that changes the ingrained qualities of this frosty coastal paradise. Which is to say, red-brick facades, drinking with lobstermen at cozy dives, and international cuisine will continue to be a thing whether you're enjoying them alongside a blue-collar Mainer or a tech-bro transplant who keeps twisting his ankle on the cobblestones. —AK


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The Mobile World Congress is coming up again. We are now getting the first signals from telephones that may be announced there. Oppo seems to announce the new Oppo Find N2 Flip during the annual fair in Barcelona. What can we expect?
The Oppo Find N2 Flip has been circulating in the rumor circuit for a while. The new folding smartphone from Oppo has to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which has a similar design to the Oppo. In December the first reports came in that the new device would also be released in Europe. A leaker who more often shares information from the smartphone world, now has more information about it.
According to 'Snoopytech', we can expect the announcement of the Oppo Find N2 Flip during the Mobile World Congress. The MWC is back. In 2020, the Mobile World Congress was canceled due to corona, the 2021 edition was moved to 2021, where it became much less interesting than other editions. In 2023, Barcelona should again be the center of announcements, although DroidApp has already heard from several manufacturers that they will not be present with a stand or announcement.
Oppo probably does. The manufacturer will most likely announce the new Oppo Find N2 Flip there. Along with this information, we also know the specifications of the phone. Just like the Flip 4, the device has a clamshell housing. It contains a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen with a Full-HD+ resolution. On the outside is a 3.26 AMOLED screen with a resolution of 720 x 382 pixels. There is room for notifications here, but also for other things. The Oppo Find N2 Flip comes with a MediaTek Dimensity 9000+ chipset, along with 8/16GB of RAM and a storage space of 256GB.
The Oppo Find N2 Flip is also equipped with support for 5G and gets a 4300 mAh, with 44W charging. It is clear that we will see a dual camera again, with a 50 megapixel lens and an 8 megapixel lens, possibly the latter for the wide angle. The selfie cam has a 32-megapixel lens. Of course there is also Android 13 with ColorOS 13. In February we are expected to hear everything about the Oppo Find N2 Flip. DroidApp will also travel to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, so we'll keep you posted!
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TELUS STORYHIVE has provided funding for several Peace Region projects since 2016 – scroll down to watch two of my favorites – so I was pleased to learn that Gross Indecency: The Everett Klippert Story, a Telus Original, won the Best Alberta Short award and $2,500 at the 2018 Calgary International Film Festival which took place September 19-30.
But I was even more delighted to learn that the documentary features Kevin Allen who I met when he was Executive Director of AMAAS (Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society) before becoming a full-time Historian with the Calgary Gay History Project in 2014. As the last Canadian to be jailed for homosexuality, Everett Klippert's story is important, Kevin says in the film. The court imposed a sentence of preventive detention which meant that Everett could be held in jail indefinitely, possibly for the rest of his life. This led directly to the decriminalization of homosexuality when Pierre Trudeau, acting as Justice Minister, introduced the Omnibus bill in the House of Commons on December 21, 1967, and declared, "There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation." Watch the 2:21 clip at CBC Archives and watch the film below.
I also found it very interesting that the Calgary International Film Festival awarded Best Alberta Short to a film that was already online. STORYHIVE posted it on their YouTube channel on July 31 whereas it screened at the Calgary International Film Festival on September 22, 24, and 30. According to CIFF's 2019 Submissions page, "For short films, priority is given to films that have not yet screened in Calgary and are not yet available online. We accept competition-based created shorts, where screening online is part of the process (for e.g. Telus Storyhive)." It's nice to see that CIFF waives submission fees for Alberta filmmakers so it makes sense to submit STORYHIVE-funded films to CIFF even though they are at a disadvantage being online.
But our fest doesn't accept submissions of films that are on YouTube – see our rules and regulations on our Submit page. We receive over 5,000 submissions as it is. Our programming team couldn't handle the volume if we accepted submissions that are also on YouTube. However, we do try to find other opportunities to screen and/or share the work of our region's STORYHIVE-funded filmmakers. We screened Demonetized on September 30 as part of the Alberta Culture Days package. Directed by Patrick O'Connor of Jimber Jam Studios and produced by Rew Jones of Checkered Owl Media, this 10-minute documentary received $10,000 in STORYHIVE funding. It's about a disillusioned Internet creator who embarks on a journey to discover what it takes to make it on YouTube.
In 2017, Gordie Haakstad received $10,000 in STORYHIVE funding to make a music video. He and his The Distillery Film Company partner Chris Beauchamp made Fly Home by Mohsin Zaman which explores the various stories of passengers on a cross-Canada bus ride.
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Good luck to all the filmmakers in the Peace Region of northwest Alberta and northeast British Columbia who submit their projects!


Being a wedding photographer every time I meet new people and tell them what I do it opens up an opportunity for them to tell me about their wedding photography nightmares. I hear stories about late photographers, rainy first looks, and forgotten pictures…oh, the forgotten pictures.
Forgotten pictures are my biggest fear as a photographer. I literally have nightmares about delivering a happy couple my hard work only to realize I forgot to take a picture that was very important to them. That's why, when I work with couples I recommend that we create a list of the day's "must have pictures" so we are both sure every memorable (and important) moment will be captured. If you are working on your own list of must-have pictures, here are 5 shots I HIGHLY recommend putting on your list!
Pre-wedding shots are a big deal right now-as in, everyone is doing them. And, while I'm generally not one to jump on every bandwagon that passes by, I truly love getting ready shots. In my opinion, they are a great opportunity to capture the anticipation leading up to the big moment as well as all of the little details. Pictures of any special jewelry you may be wearing, your dress, shoes, veil and gifts you and your groom are exchanging, and your mom (or loved one) helping you into your wedding gown are all must-haves!
Although they aren't the only part of your big day, the members of your bridal party are a big part of your day. I've worked with many brides and grooms who have requested shots with each of their individual bridal party members and I think it's a fabulous idea! Taking pictures with each member gives you the opportunity to capture your friendship with each one and is a great keepsake for them as well.
No matter what you do, don't go through your entire wedding day without getting pictures of you and your family! Take pictures with your parents, siblings and grandparents. These photos will be cherished and passed down for generations and also make very simple holiday gifts!
In Oklahoma City, there are endless amazing venues for your wedding, and having a picture of the venue itself is a wonderful way to remember your day. Venue photos are perfect for the front of an album and even make a great canvas print for your wall.
Many brides and grooms are so busy on their wedding day they might actually forget to schedule time to have portraits taken together. I always make sure couples know set aside time, even if it's just 15 minutes of them alone with their photographer to get portraits of them on their first day as a married couple! It's your day, be sure there's plenty of photos of you by scheduling time for portraits. I personally make sure I get bride, groom, and photos of the couple together capturing the joy and excitement of saying yes to forever during bride and groom portrait time!
Now you have my list of recommendations, you can get to work on a list of your own. Remember, your list of must-have pictures should include what is most important to you!


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Results did not confirm the clinical benefit of Lartruvo in combination with doxorubicin compared to doxorubicin alone…
A Phase III trial of Lartruvo (olaratumab), which won accelerated approval for soft tissue sarcoma in 2016, has failed to meet the primary endpoints of overall survival (OS).
Lartruvo – a platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFR-α)-blocking antibody that specifically binds PDGFR-α and prevents receptor activation – in combination with doxorubicin previously showed a significant OS benefit in soft tissue sarcoma in a 133-patient, randomised Phase II trial; with a median OS of 26.5 months for the two-drug combination, compared with 14.7 months for doxorubicin alone.
These findings led to accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration and conditional marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency for Eli Lilly and Company's Lartruvo.
However, the Phase III trial – the ANNOUNCE study – did not confirm the clinical benefit of Lartruvo in combination with doxorubicin compared to doxorubicin alone, a standard of care treatment.
"Lilly was surprised and disappointed that Lartruvo did not improve survival for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma in this study," said Anne White, president of Lilly Oncology. "Lilly is committed to helping people who have soft tissue sarcoma and we will carefully study the detailed data in an effort to better understand the different results between the two trials."
The ANNOUNCE trial is a randomised, double-blind, Phase III study of Lartruvo in combination with doxorubicin, followed by Lartruvo monotherapy, versus doxorubicin plus placebo followed by placebo, in patients with advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.
The two primary endpoints are OS in the Intention-to-Treat (ITT) population and in the LMS sub-population. Patients with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma not amenable to curative treatment were enrolled and were eligible with any prior number of treatment regimens, provided they had not previously received treatment with an anthracycline.
Lartruvo was administered at a loading dose of 20 mg/kg on days 1 and 8 of cycle 1 and 15 mg/kg on days 1 and 8 of all subsequent cycles, in combination with doxorubicin 75 mg/m2 administered on day 1 of each cycle. Placebo was administered in combination with doxorubicin for 8 cycles. Lartruvo was continued as monotherapy until disease progression.
Key secondary endpoints were safety, progression-free survival, objective response rate, and patient-reported outcomes.
In a press statement, Lilly said they are working with global regulators to determine the appropriate next steps for the drug and promotion is being suspended.
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Today is the first day of my 34th year (being that I am 33 today, I believe that makes it my 34th year) and I awoke to a new experience in the receipt of gifts in celebration of this day.
Brain agitation lead to me dreaming about two good friends of mine and their newly published book, a beautiful embossed hardcover in a powder red colour. The only problem is that it doesn't exist.
It is a midsummer day and it's horrible outside. A good time to spend the day in bed reading and watching films.


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6 Other Times People Predicted the End of Crypto, and How That Compares to Now
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When it comes to cryptocurrency, predictions tend to be along the boom-or-bust variety. For every pundit saying bitcoin will soon hit $100,000, there's another predicting it will eventually go to zero.
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However, it's premature to say whether either of these extreme predictions is accurate. Only time will tell if the cryptocurrency market in general is a speculative sham that will eventually become worthless or a groundbreaking industry that will disrupt currency markets forever. Ultimately, that's a decision that each investor must make on their own. But if you're looking to hear from some well-known and powerful industry names who think that the days of crypto are numbered, read on.
Billionaire investor John Paulson, who is the president and portfolio manager of investment firm Paulson & Co., gave an interesting interview to Bloomberg Wealth on Aug. 30, 2021. Among other topics, Paulson set his sights on cryptocurrency, railing against it in no uncertain terms.
According to Paulson, "Cryptocurrencies, regardless of where they're trading today, will eventually prove to be worthless. Once the exuberance wears off, or liquidity dries up, they will go to zero. I wouldn't recommend anyone invest in cryptocurrencies."
In December 2021, when bitcoin hovered around $50,000, Sussex University finance professor Carol Alexander was well ahead of the curve in predicting a crash. She stated that, "If I were an investor now I would think about coming out of bitcoin soon because its price will probably crash next year."
Alexander predicted bitcoin would ultimately tank to $10,000 in 2022, so if she continues to be right, more pain is ahead for crypto investors. The finance professor remains bearish because she claims that Bitcoin is more of a "toy" than an investment, and that it "has no fundamental value."
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Todd Lowenstein, chief equity strategist of Union Bank's private banking arm, didn't exactly call for the "end of crypto" at the end of December 2021, but was spot-on with his call for a severe correction. As quoted by CNBC at the end of 2021, Lowenstein said that, "Without question, bitcoin's price chart appears to track many historical asset bubbles and busts and is carrying a 'this time it's different' narrative just like other bubbles."
Lowenstein went on to add that a more hawkish Federal Reserve would hurt bitcoin and other cryptos, noting, "Goldilocks conditions are ending and the liquidity tide is receding, which will disproportionately harm overvalued asset classes and speculative areas of the market, including cryptocurrencies."
At the time of those comments, Bitcoin was trading at about $49,000, well above today's levels of about $20,000.
Famed billionaire investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the so-called "Oracle of Omaha," has long advised investors to steer clear of cryptocurrencies. In 2018, for example, he told CNBC that cryptocurrencies were like "rat poison squared," and that "they will come to a bad ending."
Some investors no doubt reveled in the traditional investor being "wrong" as Bitcoin surged to new highs shortly thereafter. But Buffett has maintained his stance and has been looking more and more prescient as the crypto market continues to implode.
In his most recent comments, given at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting in June 2022, Buffett again reiterated his position, saying: "If you … owned all of the bitcoin in the world and you offered it to me for $25, I wouldn't take it."
According to Buffett, bitcoin isn't a productive asset, but rather "something that depends on the next guy paying you more than the last guy got." While not outright calling for crypto to go to zero, Buffett did say, "Whether it goes up or down in the next year or five years or 10 years, I don't know. But one thing I'm sure of is that it doesn't multiply, it doesn't produce anything. It's got a magic to it, and people have attached magic to lots of things."
Charlie Munger, co-chair of Berkshire Hathaway along with Warren Buffett, has been even more outspoken when it comes to the dark side of cryptocurrency. At the company's 2022 annual meeting, Munger told shareholders that bitcoin is "stupid and evil." As Munger put it, "In the first place, it's stupid because it's still likely to go to zero, it's evil because it undermines the Federal Reserve System … and third, it makes us look foolish compared to the communist leader in China. He was smart enough to ban bitcoin in China."
That followed comments reported by CNN earlier in the year in which Munger likened cryptocurrency to a "venereal disease."
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Although it may have a vested interest in cryptocurrency going away — having banned bitcoin mining and developed its own digital currency — the Government of China has also called for the end of crypto. As Chinese state-run newspaper Economic Daily reported, "Bitcoin is nothing more than a string of digital codes, and its returns mainly come from buying low and selling high."
The South China Morning Post added that according to the Chinese government, "In the future, once investors' confidence collapses or when sovereign countries declare bitcoin illegal, it will return to its original value, which is utterly worthless."
Even with all of these industry heavyweights lined up against cryptocurrency, it doesn't mean that traders or even long-term investors can't make money in the asset class. Indeed, numerous pundits feel that right now, when most cryptos are down more than 50% off their highs, is a good time to buy.
In fact, according to Yuya Hasegawa, crypto market analyst at Japanese digital asset exchange Bitbank, "The biggest risk factor, namely [quantitative tapering] by the Fed, has been decided and [is] likely priced in already."
If true, cryptos could see a big bounce. But investors have to weigh these types of optimistic predictions against the downbeat forecasts offered by other industry experts. Even more so than with your other investments, it's important to consult with a financial advisor regarding how cryptocurrency may or may not fit in with your risk tolerance and investment objectives.
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"Mysterious Map Found at Malaysian Airlines Crash Site"
Not to be outdone by this weeks discovery of Russian Missile Parts in the wreckage of flight MH17, new developments have also come to light in the mysterious Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 crash. A mysterious map has been found, sealed in a bottle and floating in the South China Sea.
"We're unsure about the origin or significance of this map," said Detective William McArthur of the Malaysian Investigation Team, "but it depicts a red X written in what appears to be blood somewhere over Antarctica."
Also found in the bottle were a small crystal skull and a list of 5 riddles, which promise to reveal further details as to the circumstances surrounding the crash.
"If ye wish to see the crew alive, follow ye these riddles five" begins the note.
Investigators are baffled.
Map found at Malaysian Airlines Crash Site
" 'I wave to you but no arms have I, I'm deep and blue, but Im not the sky; I'm as wet as you can see, ships ride on me, seven of me there be, and my name rhymes with the letter C'…hm….I don't know. I feel like that could have multiple perfectly valid answers. This is why I hate riddles," said Malaysian government investigator George Burnstein.
The American Society of Riddlers released an ambiguous statement concerning the event.
Investigators have 72 hours to solve the riddles and retrieve whatever is located at the X or they will face "consequences most stark" according to the riddles.
"Retrieve ye the treasure I here have marked; or beware of consequences most stark."
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'You can imagine my shock': Cat missing for nearly 5 years reunited with family
Updated: 1:03 PM EDT Jul 18, 2020
this'd is winter, huh? He's asleep. Ball way. As you can see, he's pretty vocal for attention if you stop. But after all you more, who could blame him? Squeeze. He hasn't had any attention from his family for five years. You glad to be home. Winter was being raised as an indoor outdoor cat, and he disappeared from their Morehead City home in September of 2015. We were getting ready to leave to go to the beach and he darted out. Um, and we could not find him anywhere. Had the neighbor searching for days just to make sure he wasn't trapped anywhere. Um, so after a few days, that's when I reported it. Missing those days turned into a year and then a glimmer of hope in 2016. Got a phone call a year later after reported him missing from a young man in Lumberton that said that he had found his cat collar. But the search for winter near the South Carolina border went cold. Had no idea where the cat waas as years ticked by with no sign of their beloved cat was my little baby. The Robert started to lose Hope actually, had a tone of pictures of him that I actually deleted about six months ago. Because every time I saw all models like 30 is was there ever a point time? Yeah, all the time. So you can imagine my shock yesterday. I want to get a call that they're telling me that I have a cat named Winter that's at their vet office. Dr. Ward Event at 70 West Veterinarian. Have Lock says he got a call Thursday from the Pet Foster program. Misplaced months. They hoped he could fix a stray cat. They picked up and have law. Then Dr Ward found Winters Microchip and Winter's cold case was over. She called me yesterday and started bawling. My eyes out was like crying so hard. The Roberts Day. They still have many questions. If he was in Lumberton at some point, how did he get the have walk? But say one thing is for certain he's gonna be school rotten
A North Carolina family got quite a surprise when they received a phone call from a veterinary hospital about 20 miles away saying they had their missing Siamese cat Winter.He had been missing since September 2015, so it was a shock to a family that had given up hope about finding him.The last clue Kim Roberts had received about her family's cat was about a year after he went missing. A man in Lumberton, North Carolina, about 200 miles away, found Winter's collar.Roberts told WCTI-TV that she had deleted several photos of Winter about six months ago because seeing the photos upset her.But now, "He's going to be spoiled rotten," she told the TV station.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Video from WCTI via CNN) —
A North Carolina family got quite a surprise when they received a phone call from a veterinary hospital about 20 miles away saying they had their missing Siamese cat Winter.
He had been missing since September 2015, so it was a shock to a family that had given up hope about finding him.
The last clue Kim Roberts had received about her family's cat was about a year after he went missing. A man in Lumberton, North Carolina, about 200 miles away, found Winter's collar.
Roberts told WCTI-TV that she had deleted several photos of Winter about six months ago because seeing the photos upset her.
But now, "He's going to be spoiled rotten," she told the TV station.
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Collapse in wind energy jeopardises German renewables targets
May 10, 2019 reve
The growth of onshore wind power is collapsing in Germany, jeopardising both German and EU renewables targets. Germany installed just 134 MW of new onshore wind farms in the first quarter of 2019 – the country's worst first quarter for onshore wind turbines installations since 2000.
Germany is likely to install a total of just 1-2 GW of onshore wind this year. This is significantly down on the past five years when Germany installed an average of 4.3 GW per year. This is well below what Germany needs to meet its own 65% renewable electricity target by 2030 and to deliver its share of the EU's 32% renewable energy target. Offshore wind will not fill the gap: Germany is due to build just 730 MW per year up to 2030.
This is in contrast with Spain, for example, which will build around 4 GW of new wind energy in 2019. Some of the slowdown in Germany is the result of failed auction systems in 2017, when a lot of community projects won without a permit. Many of these projects are still to be built due to more generous realisation timelines.
But permitting for new wind farms remains the underlying problem. The process used to take just 10 months but is now taking over two years. Public authorities are not applying deadlines and many wind farm projects are getting stuck in legal disputes. Plus there is a lack of staff to process the applications, especially at Bundesland level. Just 400 MW of new wind farm permits were awarded in Q1 2019, well below historical levels. All this has meant the last three onshore wind auction rounds were undersubscribed leading to rising prices.
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said: "Onshore wind energy in Germany is in deep trouble. The development of new wind farms has almost ground to a halt. The main problem is permitting – it's got much slower, more complex and there aren't enough civil servants to process the applications. It seriously undermines Germany's ability to meet its 2030 renewables target and contribute to the EU target. And it's affecting Germany's wind turbine industrial base. Half of Europe's 300,000 wind energy jobs are in Germany. But 10,000 have gone in Germany in the last five years. And this could get worse: there hasn't been a single turbine order recorded in Germany in Q1 this year.
"The German Government now needs to make clear how they're going to reach their 65% renewables target for 2030. It needs an annual build-out of 5 GW of onshore wind – and urgent action to speed up the permitting process.
"They've a clear opportunity to figure things out now with their 'Public Acceptance Working Group'. The Group should agree to identify zones ripe for new wind farms. And ensure restrictions on things like distance or height of turbines aren't out of sync with the rest of Europe. There's plenty of space available for new wind farms in Germany. And they can build them in industrial sites like the Dutch do or alongside motorways like in France and Belgium. Repowering the early wind farms that are coming to the end of their life will also help. Replacing old turbines with modern ones doubles the capacity with one third fewer turbines. These are the kind of measures that Germany needs to stay on track with the Energiewende. But if the 'Acceptance Working Group' can't sort it out, then Germany's Climate Cabinet will have to step in with a proper action plan."
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All six units at 8 Grigg Ave, Vermont go to auction this weekend.
Plummeting unit sales across Manningham and Whitehorse have been blamed on a "perfect storm" of problems.
Disappearing Chinese buyers, the looming election and lending restrictions have combined to take a toll on the unit market, agents say.
New data shows the number of units sold in Whitehorse slumped 54 per cent in the year to March, while Manningham unit sales took a 25 per cent hit.
The sales slump was accompanied by a 7 per cent median price drop in Whitehorse and an 8 per cent fall in Manningham over the same period, according to CoreLogic.
"It's almost like the perfect storm," said Hocking Stuart Balwyn agent Mark Purdey.
Mr Purdey said the Chinese government had tightened restrictions on money leaving the country, and it was also harder for people with overseas incomes to gain funding here.
The upcoming election had also caused apprehension in the market, Mr Purdey said.
"It's always the quietest year in a four-year cycle," Mr Purdey said.
"Especially if you're an investor, you'd be unsure too with what the Labor government's going to do if it comes to power.
2/29 Victoria St, Box Hill is heading to auction.
The two-bedroom home has a price range of $520,000-$570,000.
Mr Purdey said although supply had dried up, there was still more than enough demand for properties, with competitive bidding leading to strong auction results.
"We're finding that part of the market (units) is doing better than the higher end, because of the lack of stock.
Ahead of sending 2/29 Victoria St, Box Hill to auction this Saturday, March 30, Mr Purdey said the property was a great cheap investment affected by a difficult market.
"I expect it to be the cheapest unit I've seen in Box Hill for two or three years, so I would've expected a lot more numbers," Mr Purdey said.
2/29 Victoria St, Box Hill is zoned for Box Hill High School.
Agent Mark Purdey said it was the lowest priced unit in Box Hill he'd seen for years.
Philip Webb Doncaster East agent Nima Goharpey said restricted lending practices had pushed investors out of the market, so sellers were no longer listing their properties for sale.
"Lending has had an effect," Mr Goharpey said.
Mr Goharpey said that had led to less people willing to test the market.
New zoning means 8 Grigg Ave, being sent under the hammer this Saturday, March 30, cannot be replaced or replicated.
Each of the six dwellings at 8 Grigg Ave has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
Mr Goharpey said a "very big marketing campaign" had created strong interest in 8 Grigg Ave, Vermont, going under the hammer on Saturday, March 30.
The area has been rezoned as a neighbourhood residential zone, meaning the units, being sold by two retired brothers, could not be replaced.
"No one can ever build anything like that again — it's a one of a kind opportunity," Mr Goharpey said.


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Ned Culic is a versatile Melbourne based award-winning image maker whose creations have been used in promoting some of Australia's leading consumer brands. His illustrations are often highly stylized with a strong emphasis on bold colour, whimsical content and rich, multi-layered textures. Ned has created visual language solutions for a broad range of products that include postage stamps, billboards, picture books, editorial, packaging, corporate identity, sports apparel and character design for motion graphics. His images have received recognition in a number of international publications such as New York Art Directors Annual, Graphis Annual, How Magazine and Lurzers Archive. He has also received numerous local awards for illustrative excellence. Ned has served on judging panels for industry professional associations and has extensive lecturing experience in Design and Illustration at University level throughout Australia.


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Janet Boguslaw
Senior Scientist and Senior Lecturer
boguslaw@brandeis.edu
Heller-Brown Building, 361
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Boston College, Ph.D.
Washington University, M.Ed.
Washington University, B.A.
Asset Building; Poverty Alleviation; Work, Employment, and Family Economic Security; Employee Ownership; Stakeholder Engagement; Womens Wealth Gap; Gender based inequality; Life Course;Qualitative Methods and Analysis; Case Studies; Program Implementation and Evaluation.
Dr. Janet Boguslaw is a Senior Scientist at the Heller School and Institute on Assets and Social Policy. She is currently a non-resident Fellow at the Rutgers School of Labor and Management Relations. Her research focuses on creating multi-sector innovations and partnerships to advance economic opportunity and stability through both voluntary and policy-driven initiatives focusing on workforce and economic development, job quality, family financial stability, and gender and asset based inequalities. Dr. Boguslaw has worked with corporate managers to research, direct and advance their community development initiatives, with state and not for profit agencies in the areas of workforce training and employment stabilization, and on funded research exploring issues of regional development, disparities, and wealth building. Presently she is PI for an federally funded university/community project examining career advancement and job quality in healthcare. Through Rutgers she is analyzing primary data on the asset building, life course, and family impacts of employee ownership for low and moderate-income workers, with a focus on its role in reducing gender and racial wealth inequality. She engages as a member of the Closing the Women's Wealth Gap national initiative; on the Workforce Development Steering Committee on Racial Equity Insight Center for Community Economic Development (Oakland, CA); as Humanities Advisor, The Kitchenistas film project, The Beyster Foundation (La Jolla, CA); and as Board Member and Clerk, Family Nurturing Centers (Boston MA).
HS 216f Policy Perspectives on Women, Work, and Inequality
HS 292f Critical Thinking and Advanced Professional Writing
HS 322b Sociological Inquiry
HS 534b Assets and Social Policy
Louis O. Kelso Fellowship, Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, Rutgers University (2019 - 2020)
WAWA Fellowship,Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, Rutgers University (2019 - 2020)
Kellogg Fellow, Rutgers School of Labor and Industrial Relations, Rutgers University (2016 - 2018)
2013-2014 Davis Teaching and Learning Fellowship (2013 - 2014)
2009 Heller Mentoring Award (2009)
Boguslaw Janet., Santos J., Tellez T.. "Culturally Effective Organizations: Revisiting the Role of Employers in Workforce Development." Pathways to Careers in Health Care. Ed. CT King & PYP Hong (Eds.). Kalamazoo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2020
Boguslaw, Janet and L. Shur. "A Path to Shared Prosperity." The New Economy. Cooperative Business Journal Fall (2020).
Davis, M.T, M.Erickson Warfield, J.Boguslaw, D. Roundtree-Swain,G. Kellogg.. "Parenting a 6-year-old is not what I planned in retirement: Trauma and Stress Among Grandparents due to the Opioid Crisis,." Journal of Gerontological Social DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1752872. (2020).
Boguslaw, Janet and L. Shur. "Building the Assets of Low and Moderate Income Workers and their Families: The Role of Employee Ownership". New Brunswick, NJ. Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing, School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University: 2019.
Boguslaw, Janet, S. Souri. "Structuring Firms to Benefit Low-Income Workers." Employee Ownership and Employee Involvement at Work: Case Studies. vol. 18 Ed. Daphne Berry and T. Kato. UK: Emerald Group Publishing, 2018. 153-158.
Boguslaw, Janet. "How Workforce Investments Leverage and Create Employee Value." Investing in America's Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers. vol. 2 Ed. Anderson, S. ,T.Greene, H.Prince, C.Van Horn. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2018. Part 2 Chapter 11 pg 163-182.
Boguslaw, Janet. "Valuing Workers through Shared Capital Investments." Investing in America's Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers. vol. 2. Part 2 Chapter 7 (103-114) Ed. Anderson, S., T.Greene, H.Prince, C.Van Horn. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2018. 103-114.
Boguslaw, Janet, J. Hoffer Gitell. "Relational Coproduction and Relational Welfare - An Asset Based Approach to Achieving Social Well-Being." KOGNITION & PÆDAGOGIK no 100 Vol. 26, no 2 / KP162. (2016).
Boguslaw, Janet, M.Cronin, M. Guananja. "Chelsea's Connect: Building Economic Resiliency through Multi-Service Cross-Sector Collaborations." Innovations in Public and Nonprofit Sectors: A Public Solutions Handbook. Ed. Julnes, Patria., Ed. Gibson.. Taylor and Francis, 2016
Boguslaw, J., A.B. Kaufman.. "Gaining Traction: Socially Responsible Investments, Targeted Markets, Sustainable Impacts." Inequality, Uncertainty, and Opportunity The Varied and Growing Role of Finance in Labor Relations. vol. LERA Research Volume Ed. Weller, C. Ed. Ithica: ILR Press, 2015
Boguslaw, J., Behe, K., Taylor, J.. Strategic Philanthropy: Integrating Investments in Asset Building- A Framework for Action. San Francisco, CA Asset Funders Network: 2015.
Gaiser, M. D., L. Nsiah Jefferson, J. Santos, S. Venner, J. Boguslaw, T. Tellez.. "Culturally Effective Organizations: A Framework for Success". Waltham, MA: Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University.: 2015.
Loya, B., J. Boguslaw, M. Erickson-Warfield.. "Empowering Prosperity: Strengthening Human Services Impacts through Asset Integration. A Guidebook for Discussion and Action". Waltham, MA. Institute on Assets and Social Policy and the National Assembly for Human Services: 2015.
Loya, R., Mann, A., Boguslaw, J, T. Shapiro. "Tipping the Scale: How Assets Shape Economic Wellbeing for Women and Families". Waltham, MA Institute on Assets and Social Policy: 2015.
Santos, J., Boguslaw, J., Venner, S.. "Strengthening New Hampshire's Health Care Workforce: Strategies for Employers and Workforce Development Leaders". Waltham, MA Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University: 2015.
Santos, J., J. Boguslaw.. "The Networked Workforce: Maximizing Potential in Health Careers.". Waltham, MA. Institute on Assets and Social Policy: 2015.
Boguslaw, Janet, M. Cronin, E. Paulhus. "State Asset Building Coalitions: Perspectives from the Field" Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Waltham, MA.. 2014.
Thomas, H., J. Boguslaw, S. Chaganti, T. Shapiro.. "Keeping dreams alive: the lane-changer costs of financial disruptions" Leveraging Mobility Series #3. Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Waltham, MA: April: 2014.
Thomas, H.,T. Meschede, A. Mann, J. Boguslaw, T. Shapiro. "The Web of Wealth: Resiliency and Opportunity or Driver of Inequality?" Leveraging Mobility Series #4. Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Waltham, MA: July. 2014.
Boguslaw, Janet and Elizabeth Paulhus. "Strategic Philanthropy: Creating Opportunity, Building Wealth, and Driving Community Change". San Francisco Asset Funders Network: 2013.
Boguslaw, Janet, S. Venner, J. Santos, L. Nsiah-Jefferson. "Perspectives and Practices of NHHealth Care Employers: Improving Quality, Reducing Costs, and Planning for the Future by Building Culturally Effective Health Care Organizations". Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Waltham, MA.: 2013.
Boguslaw, Janet. H. Thomas, L. Sullivan, T. Meschede, S.Chaganti, T. Shapiro.. "Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment". Washington, D.C. The Pew Charitable Trusts: 2013.
Thomas, H., J. Boguslaw, S. Chaganti, A. Atkinson, T. Shapiro. "Employment Capital: How Work Builds and Protects Family Wealth and Security" Leveraging Mobility Series #2. Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Waltham: MA December. 2013.
Thomas, Hannah , Janet Boguslaw, Alexis Mann, Thomas Shapiro. "Leveraging Mobility: Building Wealth, Security and Opportunity for Family Well-Being" Leveraging Mobility Series #1. Institute on Assets and Social Policy. Waltham, MA: October. 2013.
Boguslaw, Janet and Mary Ellen Boyle. "Investments at the Base of the Pyramid: Reducing Poverty Through Sustainable Asset Development." Sustainability Challenges and Solutions at the Base of the Pyramid: Business, Technology, and the Poor. Ed. Kandachar, Prabhu and M. Halme. Sheffield: UK: Greenleaf Publishing, 2008. 261-281.
Boguslaw, J., Boyle, M.E.. "Business, Poverty, and Corporate Citizenship: Naming the Issues and Framing Solutions." Journal of Corporate Citizenship 26 (2007): 101-120.
Boguslaw, J., Brown, J.L.. "Non-Income Poverty." Encyclopedia of World Poverty. New York: Sage, 2006
Boguslaw, J., Brown, J.L.. "Social Insecurity." Encyclopedia of World Poverty. New York: Sage, 2006
Boyle, M.E. , Boguslaw, J.. Asset Policy as an Anti-Poverty Strategy: A Symposium on Corporate Involvement. Proc. of Annual Conference of the International Association of Business and Society. Santa Rosa, CA: 2005.
Boyle, M.E. , Boguslaw, J.. "Job Training as Business and Community Development: Reframing Theory and Practice." The Sociology of Job Training: Research In The Sociology Of Work. Ed. Bills, D.. New York: JAI Press, 2003
Boguslaw, J.. "Have We Arrived? Only when the integration of stakeholder interests becomes 'business as usual'." Accountability Quarterly 19 (2002): 52-58.
Boguslaw, J.. Social Partnerships and Social Relations: New Strategies in Workforce and Economic Development. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Rochlin, S., Boguslaw, J.. "Integrating Business and Community Development: Winning Management Practices. In Innovation, Learning and Performance." Accountability Quarterly 16 (2001).
Rochlin, S., Boguslaw, J.. Business and Community Development: Aligning Corporate Performance with Community Economic Development to Achieve Win-Win Impacts. The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, The Wallace B. Carroll School of Management. Newton, MA: 2001.
Rochlin, S., Boguslaw, J.. Case Studies:- "J.P Morgan Chase: Driving Business and Community Development Across the Organization."- Advanced Micro Devices: Creating Strong Communities and Business Through Regional Workforce Development Partnerships.- Safeco's Urban Marketing Initia. The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College, The Wallace B. Carroll School of Management. Boston, MA: 2001.
Siegel, B, , Kwass, P., Boguslaw, J. , et al.,. "Jobs and the Urban Poor: Publicly Initiated Sectoral Strategies" Final Report, Vol I. and Case Studies, Vol.II.. Final research report to the Ford and Mott Foundations, Mt. Auburn Associates. Cambridge, MA: 1995.


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Alternative Energy Pumps to Irrigate Smallholder Farmers' Land: What is the State of the Art?
Water is a critical input for significantly enhancing smallholder farmer productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where less than 5% of farm land is irrigated, and in India where 42% of farm land is irrigated. For many years, donors have invested in human-powered treadle pump technologies as a point of entry for smallholder farmers unable to afford motorized pumps. In spite of some successes in treadle pump promotion, however, there is a widespread perception that as soon as smallholder farmers can afford to they quickly transition to motorized diesel- powered pumps. While diesel pumps substantially ease farmers' workload, they pollute excessively (both in terms of local air quality and greenhouse gas emissions), pump excessive amounts of water, and put farmers at the mercy of cyclical spikes in fuel prices. This brief provides an overview of state-of-the-art alternative energy pumps, including technologies available and implementation lessons learned from China, India, Africa, South America and other regions. Through a literature review, written surveys and phone interviews with water pump producers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) we evaluate the availability, affordability, and adoption rates of alternative energy technologies in developing countries. Our findings suggest that no single alternative energy water pumping system is a "silver bullet" for rural smallholder irrigation needs. Biofuels may prove a successful short- to intermediate-term solution for farmers who already have access to diesel pumps, but other problems associated with diesel engines, including high maintenance costs and excessive water use remain even when biofuels are used. Solar systems eliminate pollution almost entirely, reduce water consumption, and eliminate the need to purchase fuels. However solar systems are typically prohibitively expensive for smallholder farmers. Wind powered pumping solutions have not proven successful to date, with high costs and irregular wind patterns (either too little or too much wind) proving substantial barriers to widespread adoption.
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EPAR Technical Report #60
Smallholder Contract Farming in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia
In recent years, product supply chains for agricultural goods have become increasingly globalized. As a result, greater numbers of smallholder farmers in South Asia (SA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) participate in global supply chains, many of them through contract farming (CF). CF is an arrangement between a farmer and a processing or marketing firm for the production and supply of agricultural products, often at predetermined prices. This literature review finds empirical evidence that demonstrates that the economic and social benefits of CF for smallholder farmers are mixed. A number of studies suggest that CF may improve farmer productivity, reduce production risk and transaction costs, and increase farmer incomes. However, critics caution that CF may undermine farmers' relative bargaining power and increase health, environmental, and financial risk through exposure to monopsonistic markets, weak contract environments, and unfamiliar agricultural technologies. There is consensus across the literature that CF has the best outcomes for farmers when farmers have more bargaining power to negotiate the terms of the contract. In reviewing the literature on CF, we find a number of challenges to comparing studies and evaluating outcomes across contracts. This literature review summarizes empirical findings and analyses regarding contract models and best practices to increase farmers' bargaining power and decrease contract default.


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Q: R partial String Match - exclude I have a list of emails that basically I want to clean.  I want to state that if the '@' character is not in the specific email I want to remove that email - that way an input like 'mywebsite.com' will be removed.
My code is as follows:
  email_clean <- function(email, invalid = NA){
    email <- trimws(email)                                                          # Removes whitespace
    email[(nchar(email) %in% c(1,2)) ] <- invalid                                   # Removes emails with 1 or 2 character length
    bad_email <- c("\\@no.com", "\\@na.com","\\@none.com","\\@email.com",           # List of bad emails - modify to the
                   "\\@noemail.com", "\\@test.com",                                 # specifications of the request

    pattern = paste0("(?i)\\b",paste0(bad_email,collapse="\\b|\\b"),"\\b")          # Deletes names matching bad email
    email <-gsub(pattern, invalid, sapply(email,as.character))
    unname(email)
  }

  ## Define vector of SSN from origianl csv column
  Cleaned_Email <- email_clean(my_data$Email)

  ## Binds cleaned phone to csv
  my_data<-cbind(my_data,Cleaned_Email)

Thanks!!

A:   email_clean <- function(email, invalid = NA){
    email <- trimws(email)                                                          # Removes whitespace
    email[(nchar(email) %in% c(1,2)) ] <- invalid                                   # Removes emails with 1 or 2 character length
    email[!grepl("@", email)] <- invalid  # <------------------ New line added here ------------
    bad_email <- c("\\@no.com", "\\@na.com","\\@none.com","\\@email.com",           # List of bad emails - modify to the
                   "\\@noemail.com", "\\@test.com",                                 # specifications of the request

    pattern = paste0("(?i)\\b",paste0(bad_email,collapse="\\b|\\b"),"\\b")          # Deletes names matching bad email
    email <-gsub(pattern, invalid, sapply(email,as.character))
    unname(email)
  }

A: Try this to exclude any rows in my_data that don't have '@' sign in the Email column:
my_data <- my_data[grep('@', my_data$Email), ]

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Q: how to force nethogs to fill/expand to the terminal width? I am trying to make nethogs expand and fill any size I expand xterm or konsole, but with these, nethogs limit itself to show at most 80 characters columns width.
nethogs only fully expands while being run at yakuake.
In the other hand, mc is fully functional instantly expanding to any size, so it is not a ncurses issue.
So, I am trying to find a way to make nethogs believe terminal has a fixed width, so I can set it from the start and let it show more info. I believe ncurses can be configured (may be environment variables?) to believe terminal has a fixed width? I just cannot find how to do that.
newest nethogs install tip: https://askubuntu.com/a/729560/46437

A: There is nothing in nethogs source-code which enforces the size.  The likely explanation is that your environment variables include LINES and/or COLUMNS, which a curses application will use to enforce screensize, by default.
mc can be built with ncurses or slang; slang tends to ignore those settings (a quick check of the code shows it uses them only if it cannot get a screensize in some other way).
Recalling a bug report from a year or so ago, bash, for instance, sets these variables, and some helpful packagers promoted those to environment variables: you may be using that.
Further reading:

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*use_env (manual page)

*Handling SIGWINCH (resize events) (ncurses FAQ)

The comment about ScriptEchoColor actually should be a separate question (since it was not mentioned).  If you look at /usr/lib/ScriptEchoColor/utils/funcBase.sh, line 1024, there are a few possible commands, one uncommented.  That reads
local lnTerminalWidth="`stty size 2>/dev/null |cut -d" " -f2`"

and determines the current screen width.  If it fails, it sets the variable to 80.  There is no provision for overriding it, and from the context of the question, it seems that this is probably executed once, for initialization.


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